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2012 Lamborghini Gallardo

By
Automobile Magazine
- 11/11/2011

The Lamborghini Gallardo was hailed years ago as the first Lamborghini to truly show off its Germanic influence, following Audi's purchase of the Italian carmaker. Visually, the Gallardo is restrained (for a two-seat Italian exotic), with no outlandish visuals that put flash ahead of drivability. Still, this is not a car for those looking to travel undercover. The Gallardo replaces Lamborghini's previous visual lack of restraint with a pure addiction to speed: the Gallardo is available with 550, 560, or 570 hp, all enough to propel the rear- or all-wheel-drive supercar to 60 mph in fewer than four seconds. Stand on it long enough and the Gallardo's speedometer will crest at close to 200 mph. This high-speed machine can be had in a number of packages, too. It has a manual or an automated manual transmission and comes in coupe, convertible, and superlightweight body styles. The Gallardo's 5.2-liter V-10 may be less refined than some of its competitors' engines, but it makes a great noise to match the car's great looks. It also has great thirst, but supercar performance and good gas mileage have so far proved impossible to reconcile. The all-wheel-drive system in the LP 560-4 and the LP 570-4 models keeps the fun from getting too dangerous. But don't for a moment think that the Gallardo is sensible: it's bold and striking and makes a serious statement. Various special editions help buyers get specific about just what they want to say.

It's been a few months since Lamborghini released its face-lifted Gallardo supercar, so we figured it was only a matter of time before we'd see a racing version. Sure enough, Lamborghini announced yesterday that it will develop a new car called the GT3 FL2 and deliver it to race teams in just two months' time.

In 1963, Ferruccio Lamborghini left the tractor-building business and made the natural switch to producing sports cars. Now almost 50 years later, the bull brand continues to churn out sheet metal that rivals Maranello’s best. Automotive News reports Lamborghini has a few things in store for its golden anniversary in 2013, including hosting a gathering of Lambos in Italy and a special model debut that could preview the next-gen Gallardo.

Following the debut of the facelifted Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 and two LP 570-4 Edizione Tecnica models at the Paris Motor Show last month, the Italian automaker revealed another member of the family at a very appropriate place. Lambo pulled the wraps off the 2013 Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo at the Blancpain Super Trofeo race series at the Navarra circuit.

Aging is inevitable, even for the Lamborghini Gallardo. Exotic it may be, but it's been on sale since 2003, and almost 13,000 copies of the supercar have left Lamborghini’s production line in Sant'Agata Bolognese in that time. For 2013, the Gallardo receives only a nip and a tuck, as well as some new trim levels. Lamborghini previewed the changes with a dramatic CGI video and debuted the car at the Paris Motor Show.

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